After a successful seminar that talks about the “Chinese” in “Pinoy” delivered by Prof. Richard Chu of the University of Massachusetts last August 15, 2013, the Chiang Kai Shek College – Faculty of Business, Arts and Sciences (CKSC – FBAS) will hold another Lecture – Forum, this time on the use of Chinese words in enriching the Filipino vocabulary.

Aptly entitled “HINDI LANG AMPAO AT SIOPAO: Angpao, Siaolongpao at iba pang Panukalang Salitang-Tsino para sa Pagpapayaman sa Bokabularyong Filipino”, the seminar will be held on August 23, 2013, from 10:00 am to 12:00 nn at the 4^th Flr. Audio Visual Room of CKSC-FBAS Building. The Lecture will be conveyed by Mr. Joaquin Sy, who is first and foremost known as a writer-translator.

Mr. Sy has published 16 books, 3 in English, 2 in Chinese, and the rest in Filipino. He has also translated teaching materials for Hanban and the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing. At present, Mr. Sy is a director or/and member of the boards of Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), Manila Doctors Hospital, and the Metrobank Group’s two real estate companies in China -- the Asia-Pacific Land Development Corp. based in Shanghai, and the South Pacific Real Estate Corp. based in Nanjing. 

The seminar, which is expected to be attended by the students and faculty of CKSC - FBAS, is spearheaded by the School of Education in cooperation with the student organization, the Future Educators Society. (Read more at http://fbas.cksc.edu.ph/news/281-the-chinese-words-in-the-filipino-language)